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The British Columbia's high court has certified a class lawsuit filed against Mac’s Convenience Stores and three immigration agencies. The lawsuit claims that the company has taken thousands of dollars from workers, who were promised jobs and ultimately, did not provide those jobs.
The employment contracts took place in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories. There are four plaintiffs that claimed they had paid thousands of dollars to move to Canada, only to discover that no jobs were available to them.
Approximately 450 people are being represented by the four plaintiffs. One of them is Prakash Basyal, who was recruited by an immigration consultant at a job fair in Dubai. He claims that the man he met, Kuldeep Bansal, promised him a job in Canada. The only thing Mr. Basyal had to do was pay $8,000.
Basyal even signed an employment contract that involved two years of work for Mac’s Convenience Stores with a wage of nearly $12/hour.
The defendants of the lawsuit are Overseas Immigration Services, as well as Overseas Career and Consulting Services, and Trident Immigration Services. These companies all appear to be controlled by Bansal. Bansal’s sister also happens to be the director of Trident Immigration Services.
Charges against the defendants were breach of contract involving promised jobs, negligent representation, and much more.
